Luxembourg City vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	29	42
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	136K	2.43M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 150% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 870th and 5632nd ($2446 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 199th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Mecca

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	Luxembourg City	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$4682

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507